Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater: September 1 – September 30 Schedule Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are proudly open this September with a full slate of nightly performances! At Birdland Jazz Club, catch Yardbird Big Band, Nicole Zuraitis, Catherine Russell, Quintin Harris Quintet, Bryce Edwards, Eliane Elias, Uptown Jazz Tentet, Karen Mason, Artemis, … Read More
Drummer Zach Adleman’s WE MAKE: Stories for a New Day uses storytelling as an anthemic call for listeners to build each other up – out October 25 via Cellar Music Group If one were to watch Manhattan’s Riverside Park regularly, the careful onlooker would, over time, notice a distinct trend. Late at night, amidst the … Read More
GRAMMY® nominated saxophonist Ben Wendel to release his first live album Understory: Live at the Village Vanguard on October 4, 2024, via Edition Records Edition Records is thrilled to announce the October 4 release of GRAMMY® nominated saxophonist Ben Wendel’s highly anticipated live album, Understory: Live at the Village Vanguard. Recorded during a series of … Read More
Flutist/Composer Elsa Nilsson & Pianist Santiago Leibson Continue Charting Atlas of Sound With New Series Release Quila Quina -40°17’38.21”S, -71°45’68.48”W Out October 11 via ears&eyes “It’s as close as you’ll get to being there without actually being there, and it’s yet another intriguing project from Nilsson that touches upon themes of experience, memory, and interconnectedness.”—Dave … Read More
Versatile and Master Multi-instrumentalist, Composer, and Arranger T.K. Blue Announces Visionary New Album Planet Bluu – Out October 25, 2024 via JAJA Records Featuring T.K. Blue on Saxophone, Flute, and Kalimba, with Trumpeter Wallace Roney Jr., Pianist Davis Whitfield, Bassist Dishan Harper, and Drummer Orion Turre – with Special Guests Steve Turre and Dave Kikoski On … Read More
Masterful, Copenhagen-Based Trumpet Veteran Dwayne Clemons Readies Center of Gravity: Live at Smalls, Out October 18, 2024 via Cellar Music Group Clemons’ Follow-Up To 2015’s Acclaimed Live At Smalls Features Alto Saxophonist Amanda Sedgwick, Tenor Saxophonist Aaron Johnson, Pianist JinJoo Yoo, Bassist Paul Gill, And Drummer Taro Okamoto Dwayne Clemons — the Copenhagen-based trumpeter influenced … Read More
Pianist, composer, and vocalist Mavis Pan announces new album Rising, a series of vignettes that chronicles her journey through and out of tribulations, out October 4, 2024 Musicians know well that the freedom of live performance, improvisation, and collaboration inspires a chain reaction of creativity. For award-winning pianist, composer, and vocalist Mavis Pan, this statement … Read More
Caroline Davis Honors Her Late Grandmother, Joan “Lady” Anson-Weber, on Portals, Volume 2: Returning – out September 20, 2024 via Intakt Losing loved ones is a universal experience, but the process of grief is deeply personal. Saxophonist and composer Caroline Davis has created a way to connect with her family members who have passed on, … Read More
